This product is like nothing else for polymer clay I've seen. Perhaps when I grasp the basics, I may just give this a go. I adore the big fish with the green patina. I'd have that on my wall in a heart beat! 😍
I love the green because it looks more authentic to me. The blue is a gorgeous colour but I can't recall ever seeing blue patina on metal, have you? Perhaps if the blue was far less vibrant. And, oh-my-goodness Val...you sculpted the fish and bowl yourself? They are absolutely beautiful. You're so talented! Thanks so much for sharing. :) oxo
I'm about to FINALLY try Swellegant for the first time! I've had it for several months, but my body hasn't been cooperating with me. It's finally letting me get back to clay & I'm so happy!!! Thanks for sharing this video, as always.
Those are amazing. I'm torn between the two, blue is my favorite color so I love that one but the verdigris does look absolutely ancient. Great video, as always.
Love this Swellegant demo of yours and I agree that you should do a video on the fish too. I've seen the bowl tutorial and enjoyed that very much. But you really should try a few of the dyes too. My favourite's are the Chartreuse and the Caribbean Blue.
Awesome Valerie. I love your little object d'arte! I've used a different brand of similar product. I do have the mini set of swelligant products but hadn't tried them yet. I think I concur with your assessment of the process, but it sure does make the stuff you use it on look good.
Wonderful! Thank you, Val, for your great video! ❤️👏 I have heard so many people comment on Swellegant and wondered what it was and how to use it! Now I know! You are a blessing!❤️
Love your video's! Thanks for sharing! As for which one is my favorite, I like them both! I am drawn toward the blue one a bit more but both are very beautiful!
Hi dear!! Ever since Instagram I've been dying for your vid!! I'm totally hooked on copper and the Tiffany patina. lol I've actually found that inka gold in copper is a great match for highlighting. I just finished my demo sea anemone bowl and am totally thrilled! Cant wait to see your brass balls vid....boy that came out wrong. Lol ciao!
I love the blue Val. It's really interesting but I've been banned by family from buying any more craft items as I have stuff every which where. I know where things are! So this will have to wait. Please would you show us how you made the fish and bowel you first showed us as examples, they both looked great. Tfs, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Blessings
I will do a tutorial for the bowl I think, as it is fun to do (not necessarily with Swellegant). I might do the fish too... I should I guess. I'd have to deconstruct how first though, I was fiddling with it all day when I sculpted it, which would make for a lousy video. ;D
I was wondering if you can file it with light sanding block to bring out the copper? Or, is that a no-no. They did both turn out wonderful. I have all the swellegant products but haven't got around to using them. I loved this video. I have watched the Embrace the Caos video but she moves around so much to different pieces and doesn't totally finish them all. So it was nice to see the whole follow through that you did. Thanks and hugs, Kitty
I was doing some small ones on paper towels, not a good idea, I had spillage and it stuck and pulled my prep and metal coating right off, I had done the back as well. Was my first time playing with it though so my advice is to be neat! Great video as always. I love the blue one. I tried a bracelet with I think bronze and sky blue patina and then touched it up with some silver, it came out pretty nice. That blue is quite blue for sure!
Hi Val, after many months {I have been building and sculpting like mad and have added the wonderful Apoxie Sculpt to my doings} I have bought a set of this stuff and all it's add ons, it adds up quick! lol, I hope you are better?, I have the same trouble you have as I mentioned when I was here last so I do know. Thank you for introducing me to this and other stuff, because of it I have almost finished a large "Talos" sculpt, he is the huge bronze man that comes alive in the great Ray Harryhousen film, it is perfect for him, You should be on commission, I wont be the first to have bought these products, get on to them
Did make that big fish? It’s friggin adorable! I hope you do a tutorial for that!! Omg! These turned out great! Love this channel, you make it so fun 🤗
Hi Val! Since you mentioned the safety glasses, I want to provide a link to ones similar to the ones I got. they are made by 3M, cost only about $3 or $4 dollars and work great! The go on over my own glasses - so unobtrusive and comfortable I forget I even have them on - and they work!!!!! I've had a bead I was buffing with a dremel fly into them and I was sooooooo glad it wasn't just my glasses!
You are right, much too labor intensive (and expensive) to make for a craft fair. (Although I would pay dearly for that fish!) But the little hearts would make great gifts for friends who are too special for Made in China trash bought in a mall. Just to walk by one of the little trinkets in my house would make me look twice and smile. You have a very light hand, which results in more detail and a finer look than some well-known demo folks.
Beautiful, but u can also get the same look with copper metalic, or brown polymer clay, and blue turquoise acrylic paint. and it's instant no waiting until the next day, and without the chemicals.
Unruly Housewife yes, and because it's a real reaction the patina is naturally lovely. (To me anyway). I have got some good effects with just acrylic paints, but there's something about Swellegant that just appeals to me - or any reactive real metal paint and patina. I've even made my own patinas - that was tremendous fun. I'd like to do that again some day.
Hello - hope you're staying safe during the pandemic. I was very confused about Swellegant until (after watching as many videos as I could, and reading) I realized that, as you are covering up the polymer clay with a metallic paint, you are essentially turning it from a piece of polymer clay to a piece of metal. Then the patinas and dyes do their thing, as if you were treating a piece of copper or bronze. So no point making something colorful - pay attention more to the texture of the polymer clay piece because that's where the charm of the patina process will come from. Does that make sense?
Christi says everything plays well with everything else, in her video. You can use any combo and just see what happens. I really want to try your idea too - I bet it looks cool. I also want to try the blue on Brass. xx
No, I made it. I looked for pictures of fish on Google, measured the dimensions on my screen, made the scale smaller and then made a paper template. After that I sort of improvised. xx
Oh thank you - I sculpted it! LOL. I got a photo of a fish up on my screen, measured it for proportions, rolled some clay out and then added bits etc. xx
Finally, something that makes sense! I watched 3 Christi Friesen videos and she was so busy trying to get people to buy the whole product line that she made no sense. I also watched another person try it and her wall art looked like pond scum. Apparently, she did not know about dabbing more of the metal stuff on the piece to show the highlights. She scrubbed it off as you would normally do with acrylic paint, creating a horrendous mess. Not sure how practical this is for wearable jewelry, but now at least I know how it works! Thanks.
My favorite is the blue, but I can hear my mother turning over in her grave at the mere idea of patina. She would do her best to clean it, so it shines!!!
Martha D I remember watching an antique roadshow kind of show where a man found an antique gun with lots of patina, ,and he took a wire brush and polish to it. The buyer told him he made a $50,000 gun worth $25 by cleaning it lol....it's funny how much people will pay for things that look old...another person varnished a whole bunch of first edition comics...I thought the antique dealer was going to cry
This product is like nothing else for polymer clay I've seen. Perhaps when I grasp the basics, I may just give this a go. I adore the big fish with the green patina. I'd have that on my wall in a heart beat! 😍
Hi Val, Awesome tutorial!! I have watched alot of Christi’s videos re swellegant and this whole system is just so great. Thank you for sharing.
I love the green because it looks more authentic to me. The blue is a gorgeous colour but I can't recall ever seeing blue patina on metal, have you? Perhaps if the blue was far less vibrant. And, oh-my-goodness Val...you sculpted the fish and bowl yourself? They are absolutely beautiful. You're so talented! Thanks so much for sharing. :) oxo
Thank you so much! I agree the green is more authentic but I do love the blue as well. xx
I'm about to FINALLY try Swellegant for the first time! I've had it for several months, but my body hasn't been cooperating with me. It's finally letting me get back to clay & I'm so happy!!! Thanks for sharing this video, as always.
I loved the big brass fish! Definitely gonna try it :)
You sound like so much fun! Love watching your videos!
Those are amazing. I'm torn between the two, blue is my favorite color so I love that one but the verdigris does look absolutely ancient. Great video, as always.
You're the best! Excellent & fun video! I too will be adding Swellegant to my PC stash!
I've just GOT to try this!
Love this Swellegant demo of yours and I agree that you should do a video on the fish too. I've seen the bowl tutorial and enjoyed that very much. But you really should try a few of the dyes too. My favourite's are the Chartreuse and the Caribbean Blue.
Excellent intro thanks so much.. I’m for the gold green verdigris 💖💖💖
Awesome Valerie. I love your little object d'arte! I've used a different brand of similar product. I do have the mini set of swelligant products but hadn't tried them yet. I think I concur with your assessment of the process, but it sure does make the stuff you use it on look good.
Would like to see a tutorial on make mg the pill box 📦. Thanks
My favorite is the green ! Thanks for the video. Blessings from Guam. 💞💫 🌺🌺🌺
Wonderful! Thank you, Val, for your great video! ❤️👏 I have heard so many people comment on Swellegant and wondered what it was and how to use it! Now I know! You are a blessing!❤️
They are both beautiful, but I like the green one the best.
Thank you for the great tutorial Val :) I have learned so much from your videos. Happy Sunday
I like the copper one more. It's beautiful. I must try it.
Love your video's! Thanks for sharing! As for which one is my favorite, I like them both! I am drawn toward the blue one a bit more but both are very beautiful!
Hi dear!! Ever since Instagram I've been dying for your vid!! I'm totally hooked on copper and the Tiffany patina. lol I've actually found that inka gold in copper is a great match for highlighting. I just finished my demo sea anemone bowl and am totally thrilled! Cant wait to see your brass balls vid....boy that came out wrong. Lol ciao!
I love then both! I am definitely want to try it!
The Blue is my favorite! I will have to try. Thanks! XO
Thank you. This was just what I needed.
Ah, thanks Valerie, I really love the copper/verdigris one. Might have to try this :)
I was going to say "It's really fun" but I think I said that about 10 times in the video LOL. I'm like a stuck records. xx
Such a lovely pieces . Enjoyed your vid like always :D
Wonderful video as usual...you so make me laugh!💕
I love the blue Val. It's really interesting but I've been banned by family from buying any more craft items as I have stuff every which where. I know where things are! So this will have to wait. Please would you show us how you made the fish and bowel you first showed us as examples, they both looked great. Tfs, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Blessings
I will do a tutorial for the bowl I think, as it is fun to do (not necessarily with Swellegant). I might do the fish too... I should I guess. I'd have to deconstruct how first though, I was fiddling with it all day when I sculpted it, which would make for a lousy video. ;D
I was wondering if you can file it with light sanding block to bring out the copper? Or, is that a no-no. They did both turn out wonderful. I have all the swellegant products but haven't got around to using them. I loved this video. I have watched the Embrace the Caos video but she moves around so much to different pieces and doesn't totally finish them all. So it was nice to see the whole follow through that you did. Thanks and hugs, Kitty
I was doing some small ones on paper towels, not a good idea, I had spillage and it stuck and pulled my prep and metal coating right off, I had done the back as well. Was my first time playing with it though so my advice is to be neat! Great video as always. I love the blue one. I tried a bracelet with I think bronze and sky blue patina and then touched it up with some silver, it came out pretty nice. That blue is quite blue for sure!
Oh no! How annoying. You saw how clumsy I am - I guess I've been more than lucky! xx
I like the blue one.
good job Val...I love using Swellegant...I buy ceramics from the op shops do them..white swan & a horse now look like bronzes
That's a great idea! xx
Hi Val, after many months {I have been building and sculpting like mad and have added the wonderful Apoxie Sculpt to my doings} I have bought a set of this stuff and all it's add ons, it adds up quick! lol, I hope you are better?, I have the same trouble you have as I mentioned when I was here last so I do know.
Thank you for introducing me to this and other stuff, because of it I have almost finished a large "Talos" sculpt, he is the huge bronze man that comes alive in the great Ray Harryhousen film, it is perfect for him, You should be on commission, I wont be the first to have bought these products, get on to them
Beautiful!!
I like the green patina best looks old could you do a video of the container please love your videos
I think I should. :D Thank you! xx
That Sky Blue is yummy! Nice job, love Swellegant. :-)
Did make that big fish? It’s friggin adorable! I hope you do a tutorial for that!! Omg! These turned out great! Love this channel, you make it so fun 🤗
Thank you! Yes I designed the fish myself... I looked at a LOT of pictures of different fish and then came up with it.
Also, can you make a video of how you made that amazing round container in this video, its BEAUTIFUL!
The little lidded one? I should do actually... I built it over the halves of a metal bath bomb mould, took it off and then decorated it. xx
+Unruly Housewife: Nice! very creative! Thanks.
+Unruly Housewife: Can you make a video of how to make one when you have time?
💘👓Super kool as usual Val. Thanks for sharing!
I so love the fish!
Hi Val! Since you mentioned the safety glasses, I want to provide a link to ones similar to the ones I got. they are made by 3M, cost only about $3 or $4 dollars and work great! The go on over my own glasses - so unobtrusive and comfortable I forget I even have them on - and they work!!!!! I've had a bead I was buffing with a dremel fly into them and I was sooooooo glad it wasn't just my glasses!
OH NOOO I love it. That means I'll have to buy and try!!!! My little studio is full of stuff I want to try LOL
Same here - I have to use a tiny space in the kitchen!
I used to have a corner of the dining room but now we've moved I've go the small bedroom. Not been here 2 years but I've managed to fill it up LOL
You are right, much too labor intensive (and expensive) to make for a craft fair. (Although I would pay dearly for that fish!) But the little hearts would make great gifts for friends who are too special for Made in China trash bought in a mall. Just to walk by one of the little trinkets in my house would make me look twice and smile. You have a very light hand, which results in more detail and a finer look than some well-known demo folks.
How do you make that sweet little round box at the beginning of your video? I just discovered you about a month ago and really enjoy your videos.
Thank you! Here is a link to the tutorial for that round thing. :D th-cam.com/video/NaC3dwTSpRg/w-d-xo.html
Great video!!!!!
Have you used this on metal? I was looking for something to use on brass
Personally I haven't tried it but it does work on metal apparently. xx
Beautiful, but u can also get the same look with copper metalic, or brown polymer clay, and blue turquoise acrylic paint. and it's instant no waiting until the next day, and without the chemicals.
It can look good, yes. The thing about these is that the metal is real and the patina forms naturally. It's something different I guess.
Unruly Housewife yes, and because it's a real reaction the patina is naturally lovely. (To me anyway). I have got some good effects with just acrylic paints, but there's something about Swellegant that just appeals to me - or any reactive real metal paint and patina. I've even made my own patinas - that was tremendous fun. I'd like to do that again some day.
Hello - hope you're staying safe during the pandemic.
I was very confused about Swellegant until (after watching as many videos as I could, and reading) I realized that, as you are covering up the polymer clay with a metallic paint, you are essentially turning it from a piece of polymer clay to a piece of metal. Then the patinas and dyes do their thing, as if you were treating a piece of copper or bronze. So no point making something colorful - pay attention more to the texture of the polymer clay piece because that's where the charm of the patina process will come from.
Does that make sense?
Beautiful job, as always!!!
Have you tried one where you put a little of both the blue and the green on? Or does the reactions prevent that kind of thing?
Christi says everything plays well with everything else, in her video. You can use any combo and just see what happens. I really want to try your idea too - I bet it looks cool. I also want to try the blue on Brass. xx
Great video, thanks Valerie as you have Inspired me to have another go
I was rewatching this video, is the fish from a mold?
No, I made it. I looked for pictures of fish on Google, measured the dimensions on my screen, made the scale smaller and then made a paper template. After that I sort of improvised. xx
I did a screenshot of your fish😇😈
What is the white product you apply at 4:19? Is it paint or another product?
Oh sorry Nancy, it was the Swellegant Prep, which helps to adhere the metal paint to the clay (or other surfaces). xx
I wave it at the camera at 3:38 lol.
Can you please put a link in where to get that amazing fish mold? Thanks!
Oh thank you - I sculpted it! LOL. I got a photo of a fish up on my screen, measured it for proportions, rolled some clay out and then added bits etc. xx
+Unruly Housewife: You've got SKILLZ!! That's amazing! You should make a mold of it and sell it, I would totally buy your molds!
Finally, something that makes sense! I watched 3 Christi Friesen videos and she was so busy trying to get people to buy the whole product line that she made no sense. I also watched another person try it and her wall art looked like pond scum. Apparently, she did not know about dabbing more of the metal stuff on the piece to show the highlights. She scrubbed it off as you would normally do with acrylic paint, creating a horrendous mess. Not sure how practical this is for wearable jewelry, but now at least I know how it works! Thanks.
My favorite is the blue, but I can hear my mother turning over in her grave at the mere idea of patina. She would do her best to clean it, so it shines!!!
Let's hope she never sees the Rust one! LOL (I don't have that yet).
Martha D I remember watching an antique roadshow kind of show where a man found an antique gun with lots of patina, ,and he took a wire brush and polish to it. The buyer told him he made a $50,000 gun worth $25 by cleaning it lol....it's funny how much people will pay for things that look old...another person varnished a whole bunch of first edition comics...I thought the antique dealer was going to cry
I think they'd sell great at a craft fair...something different.
Fake ridiculous and gigantic pennies with my face on it for no other reason then the fact that I can. Here I come!
It's GOT to be done! xx
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